Bill Text: VA HB1455 | 2011 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Wiretap devices; supervision and control by sheriff or chief of police.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0193) [HB1455 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2011-HB1455-Engrossed.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1455 House Amendments in [ ] – January 24, 2011 A BILL to amend and reenact § 19.2-63.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to control and supervision of wiretap devices. ---------- Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate  Landes -------------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 19.2-63.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 19.2-63.1. Supervision and control of devices; unauthorized possession.

Any electronic, mechanical or other device as defined in this chapter which is in the possession of any sheriff's office or police department of a county, city or town, or in the possession of any employee of such office, shall be under the [ direct ] control and supervision of the sheriff or chief of police of the office or department [ or his designee ] . Unauthorized possession of any such device under the provisions of this section by any such employee is unlawful, notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision B 2 of § 19.2-63, and a Class 1 misdemeanor.